Howling at the Moon

  And here is the fourth in the row of four pillows (after the Dahlia , Harlequin Tapestry and Shiny Stars ), although I'm already busy with a fifth. The pattern is also from Haken en Kleur (Crochet and Color, order here www.betweennapsontheporch.net And here they are all together!  ~*~ This week my Cookie Monster Cookie Jar was featured by Creative Jewish Mom and Clairejustine ! Thanks Sara and Clairejustine! And my Peasant Blouse was featured by Jaqs Studio and Creative Jewish Mom ! Thanks Q and Sara!

For my kitchen I made some decoration from crocheted stars, that matches the banner I made a couple of months ago.  www.betweennapsontheporch.net

Conchita by Miss L Fire WAN TED Great for Summer!

After making two other pillows, namely the Dahlia and the Harlequin Tapestry , here's my third one: the Shiny Stars. Actually it's a pattern for a blanket from the book Haken en Kleur (Crochet and Color in Dutch, you can order the book at this site ) again, but I used a smaller hook, thinner yarn and less stars to create a pillow instead of a blanket. www.betweennapsontheporch.net ~*~ I bought this cute bird in Lanzarote as a souvenir. 

As you could read yesterday we went to Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, a group of islands belonging to Spain. One of the highlights there, although not typically Lanzarotic, or even Spanish, was Rancho Texas. Rancho Texas is a very small zoo, but it all looks so very well preserved and has so much detail, that it's the gem of the island, I think. An oasis in the somewhat dry and colorless surroundings that the volcanic island of Lanzarote is. I could make some nice animal pictures, as you can see here.   Colorful Cameleons.  The one below is just about to catch a larvae with its very large tongue. Leadbeater's Cockatoo Armadillos Mountain Lions Sea Lion Vulture Bald Eagle Siberian Tiger www.betweennapsontheporch.net Komodo Dragon

This night we came back from our holidays after a four hour flight from Lanzarote. Maybe you've heard about the plane crash in the Ukraine this week, where about 300 people, mostly Dutch, lost their life, so I'm glad I can say I'm back in the Netherlands, save at home.  Our cats were waiting for us, glad to see us and purring all the time. Only that is reason enough to have cats: they're so happy you're back (mostly because you can fill up their food bowl, of course, after simulating the neighbour didn't feed them for days). Here are some pics: Lanzarote is an island belonging to the Canary Islands, a group of vulcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean, out of the African coast. The (not that high craters) have all sorts of beautiful red, grey, black and brown colors.   Parque Nacional Timanfaya (picture from ansicht card, as unfortunately they don't do helicopter flights).  Vulcano Craters (all sleeping).  

Soda Dress Gingham Sky by Lena Hoschek WANTED Beautiful Summer Dress!

Suddenly I saw pop up Cookie Monster everywhere on crochet blogs and as soon as my daughter layed eye on it, she wanted one, too. Not too much work, so I made one for her. I didn't use a pattern, but I found the idea at a link party , where lots of this jars were linked up. www.betweennapsontheporch.net

A couple of months ago my tried my first tapestry crochet project, namely potholders. The idea was to make a whole blanket in the end, but for some reason my tapestry crochet doesn't look as great as I thought it would look (you see the other colors peeping through everywhere, for example), so after repeatedly trying I gave up the blanket and made a pillow cover.   www.betweennapsontheporch.net If somebody out there has some good advice on tapestry crochet, please, tell me!

Nautical Stripe Sweater by Wheels&Dollbaby WAN TED Stripey Sweater !

...my self made Peasant Blouse! Black Circle Dress - Made by Me (last year) Red Wicker Bag - Pinup Couture (this year) Red Flower Wedges - Blink (last year)

I wanted to make a Peasant Blouse forever, so when I found this fruity fabric the choice what to make from it wasn't very difficult.    www.betweennapsontheporch.net